Eucalyptus
*Eucalyptus* is less a follow-up to Avey’s madcap 2014 outing, *Enter the Slasher House*, than a companion to *Meeting of the Waters*, the meditative 2017 EP from his main outfit, Animal Collective. A re-recording of *Waters*’ “Selection of a Place” reinforces the connection, updating the original’s field-recording ambience with swirling, multitracked harmonies. The rest of *Eucalyptus* overflows with wondrous sounds without sacrificing intimacy, be it the pedal-steeled hosanna “Ms. Secret” or the joyously juddering “Jackson 5.”
Eucalyptus is the new studio album written and produced by Animal Collective’s Avey Tare. Conceived on Hawaiian mornings, written on a sunlit bedroom afternoon in Los Angeles, practiced in the dark early hours of the California twilight, recommended listening for dawn or dusk. Recorded by Animal Collective’s Deakin (Josh Dibb), featuring chamber orchestration arranged by Eyvind Kang, musicians Angel Deradoorian and Jessika Kenney, Eucalyptus is an immersive album length electroacoustic movement through leaves, rocks and dust.
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